Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Year | Age | |||||
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25-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | ||||
No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | |
Males: | ||||||
1952 | 73 | 0.14 | 673 | 1.81 | 580 | 4.03 |
1953 | 81 | 0.15 | 734 | 1.96 | 614 | 4.26 |
1954 | 64 | 0.12 | 773 | 2.06 | 625 | 4.34 |
1955 | 62 | 0.12 | 810 | 2.14 | 651 | 4.55 |
1956 | 65 | 0.13 | 853 | 2.25 | 718 | 5.06 |
1957 | 37 | 0.08 | 891 | 2.31 | 723 | 4.95 |
1958 | 52 | 0.11 | 883 | 2.29 | 786 | 5.46 |
1959 | 61 | 0.13 | 907 | 2.34 | 788 | 5.51 |
1960 | 55 | 0.12 | 958 | 2.46 | 857 | 5.99 |
1961 | 44 | 0.10 | 883 | 2.28 | 832 | 5.82 |
Females: | ||||||
1952 | 19 | 0.03 | 127 | 0.28 | 137 | 0.59 |
1953 | 18 | 0.03 | 119 | 0.26 | 139 | 0.59 |
1954 | 19 | 0.04 | 137 | 0.30 | 164 | 0.68 |
1955 | 13 | 0.02 | 151 | 0.33 | 174 | 0.71 |
1956 | 13 | 0.03 | 109 | 0.24 | 154 | 0.63 |
1957 | 19 | 0.04 | 142 | 0.31 | 176 | 0.70 |
1958 | 22 | 0.05 | 124 | 0.27 | 183 | 0.72 |
1959 | 22 | 0.05 | 134 | 0.29 | 157 | 0.62 |
1960 | 26 | 0.06 | 157 | 0.34 | 190 | 0.74 |
1961 | 24 | 0.05 | 151 | 0.33 | 184 | 0.71 |
The rates for males in 1961 are slightly below those of the previous year and for females
they are about the same. Whilst these figures are encouraging it is too soon to read into
them a halt in the upward trend of lung cancer.